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Trail technology on trial: Do digital devices harm the trail experience?
Armed with smartphones, smartwatches, iPads, and more, today’s Appalachian Trail hikers are more digitally connected than ...
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Iowa veteran surpasses 600 miles on Appalachian Trail
Joedy VanVelzen is getting closer to being one-third done hiking the Appalachian Trail: an expedition that extends nearly 2,200 miles between Georgia and Maine and passes through 14 states.
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Local hiker, adventurer walks Appalachian Trail, releases book
Melanie Wood of Mansfield is an outdoor enthusiast, a long distance hiker, a social media influencer, a business owner, a ...
Iowa veteran one-quarter of the way done hiking Appalachian Trail
Iowa veteran Joedy VanVelzen surpassed 500 miles, meaning he is one-quarter of the way done hiking the Appalachian Trail: an ...
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Appalachian Trail conservation summit convenes in Roanoke
People from Georgia to Maine gathered in Roanoke this week to discuss conserving the natural landscape that surrounds the ...
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One month in: Iowa veteran logs nearly 500 miles on the Appalachian Trail
WHO 13 NEWS – Iowa veteran Joedy VanVelzen has been hiking the Appalachian Trail for one month. He is making his way to ...
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Off the beaten path: Must-see trails in the Appalachian Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains present a sprawling network of trails ideal for backpacking aficionados. These trails allow an ...
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Storms tore up two of America’s most iconic trails. Federal cuts have disrupted repairs
Hiking the Pacific Crest ... Last month, the Appalachian Trail turned 100 years old. The footpath stretches 2,193 miles between Georgia’s Springer Mountain and Maine’s Mount Katahdin.